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by -steves-
Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

On reading this thread I am glad it's all worked out Philip, yet for me and I presume most of use who are not that well informed with electricity stuff, buying a 'Cheapo Sound Card' isn't something that would be worth it for use, possibly because we would end up blowing stuff up with all those resi...
by -steves-
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Cabbed Hunslet
Replies: 16
Views: 657

Re: Cabbed Hunslet

Not much on this for a while, mojo isn't all that high at the moment. I have not rivited it, added detail, nor weathered it, not even added buffers, but it is as it is and makes a nice base for a loco. Other than adding buffers, that's probably as far as I will go on this for now. Sorry it isn't to ...
by -steves-
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

PS. It's probably advisable to protect the link from P3 to the soundcard with a 1k resistor, or maybe even a 4.7k resistor if you're powering the soundcard with 7.4v Rik PS - Now corrected the label for the switch and added the 1k resistor to the wiring diagram (see above) I am no electrician nor t...
by -steves-
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

That's pretty much the wiring I used for mine, but without the buck convertor, the sound card I bought can handle 2 x li-ion batteries (8.4v) with no issue so just run them direct from the power input of the RX.
by -steves-
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Just to update on this, from my POV. I've been in discussions with Andy because I had to get him to reprogram it before when I couldn't, and thought he might have some insight on what I've been doing wrong. It has been more and more unexpected things and not accepting inputs. Eventually we went rig...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Gmeinder & Co loco
Replies: 99
Views: 2748

Re: Gmeinder & Co loco

Such a shame :oops:
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 202

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

This is what I want, the item in the photo isn't the size I want, it would have 54 printed on the belt and not 42... I know there is £3.33 postage on these but cheap enough at 34p each https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32814325775.html Thanks for that Steve. :thumbright: They are not wide enough unfo...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 202

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

Yet again while looking at a small-scale manufacturer's website, I saw a note saying "at the present time, we can not sell kits to Canada, the U.S.A., or countries in the E.U." What in particular are you looking at buying? There is a chance that someone in the UK might buy whatever it is ...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 202

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

FWLR wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:40 am
This is what I want, the item in the photo isn't the size I want, it would have 54 printed on the belt and not 42...

I know there is £3.33 postage on these but cheap enough at 34p each

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32814325775.html
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Can you borrow a prog 4 to programme it with, or borrow a different TX, like a TX20? I have a Prog4 but it no longer works with the serial cables/Coolterm.. it's all obsolete. Nobody I know within half a days journey to borrow from ( I think you are about the nearest! :roll: ) unfortunately and it'...
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

You should be able to work out the version you have, from the numbers written on the chip. Can't leave it alone, despite what I said yesterday - frustration speaking! Yesterday evening I managed to find the little leaflet that came with it originally and that says it is version 5.20. I've been thro...
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Well it works on a standard RX setup, sorry about the out of focus video :oops: Next thing is getting a servo output on a Micron RX603. Well, I need to talk to you about a soundcard, so I can give you instructions on how to configure a spare 'P' output to be a servo, as well.. 8) Phil.P Erm, yup, t...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Photos Removal
Replies: 4
Views: 69

Re: Photos Removal

BTW, I am not sure if all your images and videos are stored online as I don't use Apple anything's so wouldn't have a clue, but you should ensure you have a backup of all those, be it on an extra hard disk or backed up online, or both. This is from someone that lost all their photos when two hard dr...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Photos Removal
Replies: 4
Views: 69

Re: Photos Removal

This is kind of an Off Topic. I would like to know if I removed my photos off my MacBook, (I have over 12000 photos and 500 videos) would removing them also remove them off the forum. My MacBook is really old now, Vintage apparently, :lol :lol and is getting slow because they are taking up a lot of...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Gmeinder & Co loco
Replies: 99
Views: 2748

Re: Gmeinder & Co loco

I have to say, that does look exceptionally good :thumbleft:
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2476

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

OK, chaps I need some advice, or even just thoughts! I have a Deltang Rx41d-x-v5 lead-out on P2 passed through MA002b, configured as servo on ch4, sitting around doing nothing. I originally got it for the Austo-Daimler but didn't use it so it's currently working fine at controlling the Gmeinder cha...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Tinkercad v Fusion
Replies: 19
Views: 253

Re: Using TinkerCAD to produce drawings for 3-D Printing

Well I bit the bullet and downloaded Fusion.....it looks so powerful and for me far too difficult to get to grips with. Has many members know I can't spend to long at my laptop anymore and if I did Anne wouldn't be best pleased, so it is Tinkercad for me I'am afraid, I know it has it's limitations ...
by -steves-
Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Downloading Fusion 360
Replies: 6
Views: 144

Re: Downloading Fusion 360

Well, I've managed to download and install Fusion. I've had a quick look at it and tried to draw something without referring to the video or online guides, but not got very far (unlike Tinkercad which is fairly intuitive in the early stages). I'm willing to give it a good try. Hopefully, it'll star...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Baffling instructions
Replies: 5
Views: 120

Re: Baffling instructions

I do hope you always disconnect the power before making your rapaies! Have you seen what happens if you don't! :shock: :shock: No, nor have I :lol:

I do however agree with the motto of "Keep away from children!", good move :thumbup:
by -steves-
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Tinkercad v Fusion
Replies: 19
Views: 253

Re: Using TinkerCAD to produce drawings for 3-D Printing

The only down side to locking something in TinkerCad is that not only can't you resize it (the way I would expect), but you also can't move it without unlocking it, unless as you say you make it a favorite and lock the scaling. I use the favorite and lock the scaling for motors and gears etc as thei...